Extended Railway Series

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Since the inception of SiF, the Extended Railway Series has been seen as the pinnacle of Thomas Fan Fiction on the forum. Below is a list of all ERS Volumes and the stories in each of them.

ERS Volumes

ERS Volume 42 – Evan The Private Engine (sillyevan)

  • Private Owner
  • No. 1's Bad Day
  • The Unforgotten Engine
  • The Steam Gala Surprise

ERS Volume 43 – Edward's Branch Line (Ryan )

  • Boco's Tractor Bang
  • Edward's Essential Experience
  • Things That Go Bump In The Shed
  • No Place Like Home

ERS Volume 44 – Express Engines (Ryan)

  • Blowback
  • Paint Problems
  • Fourth Time Unlucky
  • The Express Engines

ERS Volume 45 – Mid-Sodor Engines (Ryan and Fox)

  • Albert
  • Stanley
  • Jim the Jinx
  • Closure

ERS Volume 46 – Diesel Engines (Christopher – adapted from Peter Sam's volume of the same name)

  • Daisy's Diner
  • Cowcatchers
  • Jinx
  • Ted's New Home

ERS Volume 47 – Small Railway Surprises (Ryan)

  • Clowning Around
  • The Bursting Ballast Truck
  • Flying Frank
  • Horse Drawn Bert

ERS Volume 48 – Bert the Small Engine (Fox)

  • Nervous Rex
  • Ashes to Ashes
  • Bert's Comeback
  • Flaming Sword

ERS Volume 49 – Miniature Railway Engines (Ryan and Green Arrow)

  • The New Line
  • Training
  • Hot and Bothered
  • That Sinking Feeling

ERS Volume 50 – The Useful Little Engine (Ryan and Caeser)

  • Wilbert, Audrey and Thomas
  • Henry's Hill Start
  • Lumbering Out
  • Useful Indeed

ERS Volume 51 – Buzz the Heritage Diesel Engine (Ryan and Fox)

  • Rest-'Cora'-tion
  • A Flying Start
  • When Opposites Attack
  • Mid Sodor Vanguard

ERS Volume 52 – Hard Working Little Engines (Chris, BenPennock, Christopher, and Ryan)

  • Military Engine
  • Bad Driving
  • The Works Train
  • Army Honour

ERS Volume 53 – Brad the American Engine (Christopher and Granpuff)

  • Brad
  • Jinty Keeps Things Going
  • Slipway
  • Goodbye, Hello

ERS Volume 54 – Duck, Oliver and the Little Western (Christopher, adapted from the volume by Joe Smith)

  • Running Late
  • Rumours
  • The Storm
  • Happy Endings

ERS Volume 55 – Percy The Branch Line Engine (Christopher and Loey Machan – adapted from the volume by Joe Smith)

  • Rockslide
  • What a Riot!
  • Shunting Mishap
  • Nobody's Perfect

ERS Volume 56 – Sodor Oil Engines (The Old Bean and Ryan)

  • Double the Trouble
  • Opportunity to Impress
  • Conspiracy!
  • Probationary Superhero

ERS Volume 57 – Wartime Engines (Christopher and Simon, adapted from a volume by Joe Smith)

  • Off to York
  • Radio James
  • Blackout!
  • Troop Trains

ERS Volume 58 – Brave Mountain Engines (Ryan)

  • Pride Comes Before a Fall
  • Godred's Ghost
  • Wilfred and the 'Sledge'
  • Trapped at the Top

ERS Volume 59 – Sodor Castle the Western Engine (Ryan)

  • Under Pressure
  • Here Come the Gulls
  • Haunted Henry
  • The King and the Castle

ERS Volume 60 – Peter Sam and the Talyllyn Railway (Ryan and Ian)

  • The Level Crossing Caper
  • Speak for Yourself!
  • Mistaken Identity
  • Peter Sam Goes Home

ERS Volume 61 – Narrow Gauge Problems (Christopher)

  • Agnes Boils Over
  • Diesel Famine
  • Weeping Sir Handel
  • The Camera Goods

ERS Volume 62 – Ffarquhar Branch Line Engines (Christopher and Loey Machan)

  • Changes in the Air
  • Cattle
  • The Turntable
  • Firing Train

ERS Volume 63 – Kaiser the Fireless Engine (The Old Bean)

  • Scheme and Steam
  • Flashback
  • The Ballad of Kaiser the Fireless Engine
  • James' Fuel for Thought

ERS Volume 64 – Winter Engines (Christopher)

  • Overweight
  • Mixed Signals
  • Drift Work
  • Blizzard

ERS Volume 65 – Hunter the Prairie Tank Engine (Ryan)

  • The New Engine
  • Passenger Strain
  • Landslide
  • Working Together

ERS Volume 66 - Evan and the Lake Railway (SillyEvan)

  • Airs and Graces
  • One Man's Rubbish
  • Search and Rescue
  • Home and Away

ERS Volume 67 - Jinty the Shunting Engine (ProfessorVengeance)

  • Zip It!
  • Rebellion
  • Tender Engines Can't Shunt
  • You Can Bank on Jinty

ERS Volume 68 – Thomas' Branch Line Bothers (Ryan)

  • The Cat Burgler
  • Thomas Knows Best
  • Bertie Saves the Day
  • A Pub with No Beer

ERS Volume 69 - Winston the Diesel-Hydraulic Engine (Fox)

  • Western Vanguard
  • Western Stalwart
  • Western Gauntlet
  • Western Ambassador
  • Western Champion

ERS Volume 70 – Norman the Mountain Diesel (Stuart7)

  • Vermat
  • Norman Runs Away
  • Rocky Valley
  • Norman Triumphant

ERS Volume 71 - The Unusual Miniature Engine (Green Arrow and Ryan)

  • One Way or Another
  • Nero's Never Wrong...
  • Childish Behaviour
  • To Catch a Crook

ERS Volume 72 – Toby's Harbour Days (Christopher and SillyEvan)

  • Vintage Mariner
  • Barred from the Brewery
  • Field of Opportunity
  • Home Again

ERS Volume 73 – Eventful Engines (FlyingScotsman)

  • Tied in Knots
  • Man on the Line
  • Engine Trouble
  • Not to be Moved

ERS Volume 74 – Odd Job Engines (Christopher)

  • Erosion
  • Up a Gum Tree
  • "Assistance, Please!"
  • The Great Western Special

ERS Volume 75 - Sudrian Twin Engines (Old Square Wheels)

  • The Second Time Around
  • Bill Proves His Worth
  • "Blisters"
  • All Together Now

ERS Volume 76 – Laggan the Highland Engine (Ryan)

  • Unlucky for Some
  • Hauling Miss Daisy
  • Laggan, Eagle and Nellie
  • Laggan, Camera, Action!

ERS Volume 77 - Edwin Richard and the Heritage Railway (JimBobDunnie and Ryan)

  • High Water
  • Playing Up
  • What a Turnaround!
  • A Fire Within

ERS Volume 78 – Warrior the Colliery Engine (Stuart7, D. Hay and Ryan)

  • Warrior
  • Old King Coal
  • Industrial Action
  • Saving Maron

ERS Volume 79 – Skarloey Railway Engines (Ryan)

  • Gravity
  • Old and Ivo Hugh
  • On Military Service
  • Fred and the UFO

ERS Volume 80 - Calendonian Railway Engines (MRHLoco)

  • Auld Lang Syne
  • Claymore of Aviemore
  • Sodor the Brave
  • Highland Windfall

ERS Volume 81 – Cheeky Little Engines (Christopher)

  • Coughs and Sneezles
  • Deep Submerge
  • Stowaway
  • Suspension Manoeuvre

ERS Volume 82 – Quarry Engines (Christopher)

  • Fly Shunting
  • Ted's Special Train
  • Work and Clay
  • Round the Bend

ERS Volume 83 – Small Railway Discoveries (Old Square Wheels)

  • If You Can't Beat Them...
  • One Engine and His Dog
  • The Mystery Box
  • Off the Wall

ERS Volume 84 – Quinten the Museum Engine (Christopher)

  • The Loan Stranger
  • Water Line
  • A Clean Getaway
  • Soap Run

ERS Volume 85 – Record Breaking Engines (Ryan)

  • The Speed Record
  • Henry's Brake-down
  • Carry On up the Branch Line
  • High and Dry
  • Record Breaking Engines

ERS Volume 86 – More About Edward the Blue Engine (Christopher)

  • Edward's Fire
  • Coupling Gears and Brake Blocks
  • Croc Shock
  • Stubborn as a Mule

ERS Volume 87 – Henry the Mixed-Traffic Engine (Truro)

  • Loophole
  • Party Time!
  • Rainstorm
  • Blessing in Disguise

ERS Volume 88 – Maintenance Engines (Ian)

  • Fred's Rest Cure
  • The Early Bird
  • Hi-jacked
  • Over and Out

ERS Volume 89 - Historic Railway Engines (Fox)

  • Luke Before You Leap
  • Railway Connections
  • Neil and Charles
  • Engines and Explosives

ERS Volume 90 - Thomas and the International Railway Gala (Ryan)

  • A Day Out with Thomas
  • Thomas the Yank Engines
  • A Bad Move
  • Smoke Signals

ERS Volume 91 - Pug the Saddletank Engine (Christopher)

  • Crane-Shunted
  • Emergency Stop
  • Pug's Ploy
  • Flooded Engine

ERS Volume 92 - Road Museum Vehicles (Christopher and Ryan)

  • Out with a Bang
  • What Algy Saw
  • Guinevere
  • Sentinel Surprise

ERS Volume 93 - The Small Railway Gala (ChristheXelent)

  • A Fault and Battery
  • Catch Those Coaches
  • Rollover Randy
  • Super-Power Jock

ERS Volume 94 – Sodor Castle and the Railtour (Ryan)

  • One Last Time...
  • The Sad Story of Sodor Castle
  • The Revival of a Legend
  • Farewells

ERS Volume 95 - Vector the Diesel Engine (Jimbobdunnie)

  • Puffed Out Evan
  • The New Arrival
  • The Bigger They Are...
  • The Rise and Fall

ERS Volume 96 – Coaches, Trucks and Engines (Ian)

  • BoCo and the Brake Tender
  • The Slip-Up
  • Respect for Your Elders
  • Queen Mary's Last Stand

ERS Volume 97 – Sodor Castle Returns (Ryan)

  • Gordon's Slip Up
  • The Modern Railway
  • Tea-Brake
  • Sodor Castle's Mountain Rescue

ERS Volume 98 - Duck the Great Western Engine (Christopher)

  • Banker Engine
  • Young Turk
  • Pier Pressure
  • Duck and Jebediah

ERS Volume 99 - Branch Line Extension Engines (Ryan and others)

  • Percy Gets Pranged
  • Rod's Merry-Go-Round
  • Toby Boils Over
  • The Cassandra Crossing
  • A Bridge Over Troubled Water

ERS Volume 100 - Edward and the Branch Line Engines (Ryan and others)

  • The Lesser Spotted Eagle
  • Minding His Own Line
  • The Green Goddess
  • Rosie Plays Ball
  • Welcome to Ulfstead!

ERS Volume 101 - Edward's Branch Line Again (Ryan)

  • Outdated but Not Outmoded
  • Bill, Ben and Eagle
  • Fuel of Mischief
  • Responsibilities

ERS Volume 102 - The Thin Clergyman's Railway (Christopher, sillyevan, Ciremi and Sean)

  • How it All Began
  • The Missing Bootlaces
  • A Ride to Remember
  • New Lines Over Old Lines

ERS Volume 103 - More About Kaiser the Fireless Engine (The Old Bean)

  • 520697 is the Loneliest Number
  • Blackmail
  • Coaching and Persuading
  • Deceiving and Believing
  • Care Bear

ERS Volume 104 - Western Diesel Engines (Fox)

  • Maroon Dog
  • Duty Until the Last
  • Great Western Sunset
  • Rundown
  • Salvation

ERS Volume 105 - Duncan and the Talyllyn Engines (Ian)

  • Home or Away?
  • Chain Gang
  • Catching Duncan's Donkey
  • Storm

ERS Volume 106 - Daisy the Diesel Rail-Car (Alaric)

  • Horsing Around
  • Daisy's Slide
  • Mavis' Passengers
  • The Long Haul

ERS Volume 107 - Edwin Richard's New Home (Ryan and Christopher)

  • Irish Pete
  • Diesel Rescue
  • The Winds of Change
  • Endings and Beginnings

ERS Volume 108 - Last of the Crewe Engines (Loey Machan and Simon)

  • Prologue: 85B
  • Express Freight
  • The Truth of the Matter
  • Through Fire and Flames
  • Nine Lives

ERS Volume 109 - Blandford the Somerset Engine (ChristheXelent)

  • Overworked
  • Never Trust Westerners
  • Ashfall
  • Don't Judge Before you Know

ERS Volume 110 - The Four Express Engines (Clay)

  • Rocky Points
  • Branches and Trees
  • Mud Runner
  • Primed for Priming

ERS Volume 111 - Little Western Engines (Christoper)

  • The Strange Sighting
  • Disappearing Trick
  • Coughs and Flares
  • Chicken Run

ERS Volume 112 - The Two Henrys (Christopher)

  • Two Henrys
  • Trials and Retribution
  • The Last Laugh
  • Double Kipper

ERS Volume 113 - Toby and the Bluebell Engines (Christopher)

  • Welcome Toby
  • Stepney and Friends
  • The Recluse
  • Horatio the Hero

ERS Volume 114 - Tremendous Tank Engines (Christopher)

  • False Start
  • Secrets and Lies
  • Trouble at Tidmouth
  • All's Well

ERS Volume 115 - Adventures of the Ffarquhar Fleet (Ian)

  • Trees
  • Missing the Point
  • Mavis' Big Mistake
  • There Goes the Bride!

ERS Volume 116 - The Small Controller's Engines (Fox and stuart7)

  • Slip Slidin' Rex
  • Mike's Unwanted Record
  • Big Blue
  • Ivan the Terrible

ERS Volume 117 - Great Western Engines (ProfessorVengeance)

  • Uphill Struggle
  • "Hats Off!"
  • Mr. Toad's Wild Ride
  • Saving Tackle

ERS Volume 118 - The Two Branch Line Engines (christopher)

  • Proud and Vigilant
  • Trucks, Tool and Tunnels
  • Turnaround Thomas
  • A Fine Pair

ERS Volume 119 - The New Heritage Engine (Ryan)

  • It's Thorfinn Time!
  • Mighty Thorfinn, Powerful Shamus
  • Day of the Derail
  • Thorfinn No More

ERS Volume 120 - Bulleid Pacific Engine (Simon)

  • 249 Squadran
  • Tender Loving Care!
  • Steam and Speed
  • "We Shall Remember Them"

ERS Volume 121 - Engines on Television (ChristheXelent)

  • Ramblings
  • Speed Thrills
  • Single-Cylindered Henry
  • Surprise, Duke!

ERS Volume 122 - Sodor and the Special Visitors (SillyEvan and others)

  • Rough and Unready
  • Duke's Day Out
  • Lock Out!
  • The Supper Special
  • A Farewell to Remember

ERS Volume 123 - Thoroughly Modern Engines (FlyingScotsman)

  • Diesel Express
  • Out of Date
  • Bad Parking
  • Thoroughly Modern Railway

ERS Volume 124 - Intercity Engines (LoeyMachan)

  • The Princess and the Tiger
  • Corporate Branding
  • Calvary Curve
  • Divide and Conquer
  • Northwest Express

ERS Volume 125 - The Railwayman's Last Salute (Ryan)

  • Anything Goes
  • The Railwayman's Last Salute
  • Breaking with Tradition
  • We Name This Controller

ERS Volume 126 - Thomas' Branch Line (01Salty)

  • Herd of Trouble
  • Bells and Whistles
  • Flooded
  • The Need for Speed

ERS Volume 129 - Little Engines in the Snow (christopher)

  • Snowdrifts
  • Rheneas Goes Skating
  • Winter Rescue
  • All Things Ice

ERS Volume 130 - More Tales of Blandford (ChristheXelent)

  • Times of Old
  • Gordon's Blowout
  • The Oldest Trick
  • I've Heard it All Before

ERS Volume 131 - Engines on the Mainland (Ryan)

  • Dick and the Special Red Diesel
  • Cygnet Failure
  • Dilworth and the Protestors
  • Last Train to Glasgow Central

ERS Volume 133 - Brad the 'Film Star' Engine (Ryan)

  • Oh, Mr. Pemberton!
  • Percy and the Railway Children
  • Steam Duel
  • The Tidmouth Lightningbolt

ERS Volume 135 - East Coast Engine (Ian)

  • What Sort of Diesel?
  • Daphne
  • Old Smoky
  • The Naming Ceremony

ERS Volume 138 - More Diesel Engines (christopher)

  • The Runaway Express
  • Suspects
  • A New Twist
  • Stakeout

ERS Volume 139 - Bad Days on the Main Line (christopher and Ian)

  • Signals
  • Gordon's Little Friend
  • Aspect the Unexpected
  • Lucky to be Late
  • The Lights Are On...

Notes

  • In September 2008, it was announced that the entire ERS Library will be completely overhauled- including the axing of volumes that aren't accurate enough, and addng in volumes to fill in 'gaps' and explain changes on the Island of Sodor. It also includes the removal of several unneeded one-dimensional characters from the ERS. The above list is the progress so far of the ERS Library version 2.
  • Volumes 100 and 101 were the result of a 'War Of Words', with teams comprising four members writing a volume to compete for the honoured slot of 100. Another volume from this contest was The Fat Controller's Dilemma, which eventually took the spot of Volume 99.
  • Fan-made characters introduced in the ERS Books that are on the Island include Evan, Edwin Richard, Sodor Castle, Eagle, Brad, Ted, Hunter, Roger, Louise, Nero, Atlanta, Rocky, Scott, Kaiser, Warrior, Norman, Betty, Blandford, Jebediah, Dennis, Pride of Knapford, Roland, and Daphne.
  • Fan-made characters introduced in the ERS Books from Other Railways include Quinten, Aturo, Two-Cab, Uproar, Vincent, Audrey, Growler, King Charles II, and Flying Fox.
  • Fan-made villains introduced in the ERS Books include Vermat, Vector, Arcelia, Old King Coal and Janus.
  • Real engines introduced in the ERS Books include Blackmoor Vale, Fenchurch, Sharpthorn, Earl of Berkeley, Horatio, and Tornado.
  • Characters like Jinty, Pug, D199, Philippa and Emma have returned to the Island in the ERS, of which Jinty, Philippa and Emma stay permanently.
  • Characters previously unnamed in the RWS but named in the ERS include Wendell (The Works Diesel), Shane (Willie's Tractor) and Rod (The Orange Caterpillar Crane).
  • Characters such as Shane Dooiney, Blister I & II, 87546 & 98462, Elsie, Jim, Tim, Albert, Jerry, the Mine Engine, and Rickety have been properly introduced into the 'Sodor' Universe. Algy has also been introduced into the RWS-based stories.
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